Emily Ratajkowski Is Our August Cover Star

"I bloody love Emily Ratajkowski." So begins editor-in-chief Kellie Hush's profile of our August cover star, also known by her Instagram moniker @EmRata. Hush and BAZAAR fashion director Naomi Smith jetted to Ratajkowski's native Los Angeles for the shoot, which was lensed by Pamela Hanson. Speaking to Hush, the 26-year-old model, actress and outspoken feminist talked frankly about politics, diversity in fashion and her long-term boyfriend, Jeff Magid. "My boyfriend is super confident and was raised by his mum, so he also genuinely loves and admires women. Not just 'Oh yeah, women are cool'. He deeply loves and respects women, so he loves what I'm all about."

She also addressed backlash she has garnered, including her now-famous topless selfie with Kim Kardashian and her unapologetic belief that being sexual and being a feminist are not mutually exclusive. "There's this thing that happens to me: 'Oh, she's too sexy'," she says. "It's like an anti-woman thing, that people don't want to work with me because my boobs are too big. What's wrong with boobs? They're a beautiful feminine thing that needs to be celebrated. Like, who cares? They are great big, they are great small. Why should that be an issue?"

Here, a sneak peek at the August issue before it goes on sale Monday, August 3rd.

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Emily Ratajkowski stars on the August issue of Harper's BAZAAR Australia, on sale Monday August 3rd. Emily wears Louis Vuitton; photgraphed by Pamela Hanson; styled by Naomi Smith; hair by John Ruggiero at Starworks Artists and makeup by Jo Strettell at Tracey Mattingly.